HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FISHERS ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER
REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
PURSUANT TO REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW §466-A
WHEREAS, a new Real Property Tax Law §466-a now permits enrolled volunteer
firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers throughout New York State to be eligible
to qualify for a partial real property tax exemption on their residential real property
subject to approvals by local counties, towns, cities, villages, fire districts, etc.; and
WHEREAS, Real Property Tax Law §466-a requires that local government entities
wishing to confer the benefits of said statute on enrolled volunteer firefighters and
volunteer ambulance workers serving within their boundaries hold a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Fishers Island Fire District wishes
to consider conferring the partial real property tax exemption benefits of Real Property
Tax Law §466-a upon the enrolled volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance
workers residing in the Fishers Island Fire District;
NOW, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Fishers
Island Fire District will hold a public hearing in order to hear public comment on whether
or not it should confer the partial real property tax exemption benefits of Real Property
Tax Law §466-a upon the enrolled volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance
workers residing in the Fishers Island Fire District on Monday, April 8, 2024
commencing at 5:30 p.m. at the Fire Headquarters Building located at 250 Athol Crescent
Avenue, Fishers Island, New York.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the aforesaid matter will be presented to the residents
and taxpayers of the Fishers Island Fire District and the Board of Fire Commissioners for
public comment to the Board of Fire Commissioners so that all persons interested in the
subject can be heard at such time and place.
Dated: March 25, 2024
Fishers Island, New York
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
FISHERS ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT
Catherine H. Edwards, SECRETARY